Three people were found dead inside a mobile home that became engulfed in flames in Fort Pierce early Wednesday, officials said.
The fire broke out around 2:30 a.m. in the 4000 block of N. U.S. 1.
St. Lucie Fire Department officials said when crews responded, the mobile home was 60% engulfed in fire.
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Three people were able to get out safely but three others were found dead inside.
Their identities haven't been released.
Officials said the cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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"We are still in the very early stages of this investigation and will provide more information as it becomes available," the St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office said in a statement. "Sheriff Keith Pearson and the men and women of the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office extend our deepest sympathies to all those affected by this tragic incident."
